brings to the table

Verb

bring to the table (third-person singular simple present brings to the table, present participle bringing to the table, simple past and past participle brought to the table)

1. (idiomatic, transitive) To contribute (something) to a joint effort or discussion.
   • I don’t have time for a man unless he can bring something big to the table, like a huge amount of money.2017 April 1, Ruth Huntman, quoting Chaka Khan, “Chaka Khan: ‘A man needs to bring something big to the table’”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 Feb 2023